Annie Sloan’s Chalk PaintTM colour, Provence, has rejuvenated this old French shutter and made it into a striking feature. Don’t you love these colours? It was the colours all displayed on wooden spoons that drew my attention to this paint. The first time I walked into French and Co I saw these tins…
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Visiting Melbourne or just browsing the CBD. How about finding a piece of Melbourne to take home, or a piece of Melbourne for a present or something essentially Melbourne to have in your own home, to remind you of what an interesting and creative place Melbourne is – not that you probably need reminding…
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Sweetpeas! That heady scent means the beginning of summer to me. The time of the year when the days start to get hot, the heat intensifies the scent. This year I have had the best blooms I have ever had. They are by the back door and the heady smell wafts in when the…
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The sounds of the piano being played has added to the fun and delight of being around the City of Melbourne during January. British Artist, Luke Jerram, came up with the idea of placing pianos around a city for everyone or anyone to use. Since he kicked off the idea in 2008 he has…
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-a makeover – watch the street artists work Go to Hosier Lane in the next couple days and you will be met with a rare sight. Blank walls. Hosier Lane is getting a makeover. The art you know has been blacked out and about 100 Melbourne artists are working to give the lane a…
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Libraries hold a magic for me. As a child I found them a treasure trove, a sort of Aladdin’s cave, I could wander around taking books from the shelves browsing then putting them back and grabbing another. I could read magazines and when I became a news-junky, the newspapers. I had lived in Melbourne…
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Souvenirs! Mementos! Gifts from Melbourne! Christmas presents for relatives and friends overseas? Whatever we call them we all need to buy them at sometime. There are clip on koalas, painted boomerangs, cuddly Kangaroos with a Joey in the pouch, cute wombats, beautifully painted didgeridoos – difficult to travel with………. Great souvenirs but once you…
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Car park off Green Street The laneway that leads to this car park off Green Street, Windsor, was dubbed Aerosol Alley by the artists who work in it. Stonnington City Council has officially named it Artists Lane. It is has yet to be sign posted. The area is an open gallery of street…
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Clothes! Think of a movie you loved – think of the main character and focus on the scene you loved best. I bet if you are a woman you will think of what your character is wearing. Perhaps that is not always true when you think of THAT scene in the Deli from…
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I went to the ACMI theatre for the first time last weekend. In all the time I have lived in Melbourne I hadn’t been before. Of course I have been to Federation Square but never to the theatre. And I can’t tell you why. I went to see The Quiet Man, a film my…
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